Apple Garageband Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra Reviews

Very nice. The big drawback is that I must long-lasting purchasing uncommon "packs" to get all the effests I would like... it gets high-priced.
- L. Gustavo Castro Ramirez

Was looking forwards to this Jam Pack but found I was sent two bemused discs. While the discs are very workable as coffee cup holders, they are not value the by and large fee. Beware this seller.
- Vincent J. Mulvihill "vjm"

A assess of an audio product such as this Jam Pack must be short on words, and long on audio... so surf over to SoundCloud and look up my classic tracks (I'm DungBeatle on SC). All of them are 100% GarageBand + this Jam Pack. You'll probably agree that charitable this Pack 5 stars was easy...
- DungBeatle

I rushed out and bought this when I heard it was discontinued. It's my release Jam Pack, and I'm a set alight addict of Garageband.Apparently the best way to get this now, as water supply as all the other Jam Packs, is to buy Judgment Pro 9. The complete package is the constant fee as two Jam Packs old to be. No marvel they were discontinued!
- Thomas Almy

The day before I ordered this Jam Pack, I had received an M-Audio 88es USB velocity sensitive keyboard from amazon (reviewed separately) Keystation 88es 88 Key USB MIDI Controller and sustain pedal M-Audio SP-2 US65010 Sustain Pedal Piano Style Sustain Pedal for KeyboardsThe standard Garage Band 'Grand Piano' sounded just "OK", and there was no harpsichord. Those were my prime reasons for ordering this Jam Pack... and to have fun with the other sounds, of course.The Steinway Piano in this pack is substantially better than the standard Garage Band piano. Neither is perfect - but this Steinway is great for the price. The difference is more than the soft hammer sound of a Steinway vs a hardened hammer sound of the standard piano. The velocity response and the behavior of sustained notes is much more realistic. The default settings have a fair amount of reverb - to simulate a concert hall. Adjusting that and other sliders can give a sound more appropriate to other settings.It still does not sound like a real grand piano of course - there are no induced harmonics when the sustain pedal is depressed, for example. But, not bad at all.The harpsichord is pretty disappointing in comparison. The lower register is amplified way louder than the upper - roughly everything below middle C as I recall. I haven't tried adjusting bass reduction effects etc to make it sound more 'correct'. Also, considerable reverb in the default 'Orchestra Harpsichord' to reflect a large hall. Lower that to get a chamber sound.The variety of attack modes that are adjustable by keyboard control are pretty nice for instruments such as the strings and brass.The huge quantity of loops (over 3 GB) will be of less use to me, but can be handy for making some quick transitions or tracks for videos - since Garage Band is basically THE sound editor for iMovie and Final Cut Express now. I had expected that the loops would be performances on real instruments, but many (most?) sound like sampled digital instruments to my ear.If you want a better piano, a harpsichord and/or symphonic instruments, this pack is a great deal.PS Not in the product description, so I just noticed: The Jam Pack comes with a selection of 'demo songs' reached from the File > Open Demos menu. (If shared, these reside on disk at Users > Shared > Symphony Orchestra Demo Songs.) Five symphonic themes as an orchestra of MIDI instruments and 8 loop (wave) compositions. Fun to mess with and good for culture purposes.
- Karl

Including compelling the calculate to get honest including garage band, I promptly found the call for to get more instument voices pro my uses. I mess about the music into garage band (confirmation) including a M-Audio 66ES keystation (which I vastly urge) and found including the intention of there just weren't enough instruments to come across my needs pro all of the tracks including the intention of I like to confirmation. This manufactured goods more than meets those needs, as it has a ton of instruments to aid. I especially like how much more realistic they sound than the pre-biased instruments in the first garage band. If you are more into by the loops, they are spectacular! They would bring about water supply as soundtracks pro movies or slideshows, or as accompaniments to no matter what business you aspire. This manufactured goods is water supply worth the cash and I don't feel as if I call for to get any of the other Jam Packs. Save pro including the intention of's just me........
- Ron Budde "ronbud75"

They had it for a Great price . It was well packed. And the shipping was fast. Two thumbs up.
- Randolph J. Woodard

I be inflicted including managed to do approximately really nice provision and tracks including GBJP classical orchestra, keep pro I fancy Apple had built-in extra instruments e.g. BASS CLARINET (elemental pro 'foggy' atmospheres and a gorgeous signal), FFF FRENCH HORN - no I'm not stammering. I norm a triple forte French Horn. Over again, an particular signal pro drama. MUTED TRUMPETS - a no brainer. MUTED STRINGS - you can 'fool' the curriculum by compelling off a ration of treble keep pro it soothe doesn't ape that romantic 'gentle' glow of lukewarm muffled strings. AND many many extra.I would be inflicted including be fond of a LOT extra articulations excessively. Most instruments are competent of devious keep pro noticeable variations on their before a live audience techniques that ALL bestow orchestral pieces exploit. If no matter what business, the hitting comes off best at this calculate as uncommon velocities produce marked changes. Water supply? Why not in the pitched instruments excessively? The differences are not all that marked, especially including reed instruments.I would gladly shell out a further $50 (at least) to be inflicted including a greatly wider spectrum of sounds at this calculate. It's NOT disappointing - extra frustrating as the samples provided are sweet skilled and only wet your inclination pro extra. It is NOT a perfectly fulfilling wrap, regrettably. Extra delight - MUCH extra!!!
- Philip A. Carr "mrphilharmonic"

installed with no conundrum- release wish it had solo strings for violin, and a slide trombone- other than that lots of material and enjoyable!
- Matthew Sullivan "sullyrock"

Including Garage Band's standard-issue synth patches and loops, it was hard to make new music without using the same sounds more than once. Including these Jam Packs, I can get lost just finding loops to use - which is a really skilled thing! Definitely worth the money!
- Nolan Lind

Apple Garageband Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra

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